Story | 29 Sep, 2021
Dialogue forum: Escazú Agreement, a pioneer regional environmental instrument
The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean, known as the Escazú Agreement, is of great importance; it is the first regional environmental instrument and pioneer in that it contains specific…
Story | 14 Sep, 2021
"Rap del Veedor;" A song by Gasel
Excerpt from the special issue of the CEESP publication Policy Matters 22, focusing on the stories and voices of environmental defenders; Song by Gasel: Rap del Veedor/The Monitors’ Rap
The song “Rap del Veedor” was created by the talented Gasel, who represents the communities in which…
Story | 10 Sep, 2021
“Return to Being;” A poem by Nnimmo Bassey
Excerpt from the special issue of the CEESP publication Policy Matters, focusing on the stories and voices of environmental defenders; by Nnimmo Bassey *
Story | 10 Sep, 2021
Community-level responses to ‘forest violence’ in Cambodia
Excerpt from the special issue of the CEESP publication Policy Matters, focusing on the stories and voices of environmental defenders. Article by Hollie Grant and Philippe Le Billon*
Story | 09 Sep, 2021
Imagining otherwise: steps forward for a greater recognition of Indigenous wisdom and resistance
Excerpt from the special issue of the CEESP publication Policy Matters, focusing on the stories and voices of environmental defenders. Article by Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim *
A call to action
1. The criminalisation of environmental defenders must stop immediately. No one should be…
Story | 09 Sep, 2021
The song "Inzulu" - stories and voices of environmental defenders
Excerpt from the special issue of the CEESP publication Policy Matters, focusing on the stories and voices of environmental defenders
The song “Inzulu” is a metaphorical interpretation, linking environmental destruction carried out by extractive industries with struggles of defenders,…
Press release | 07 Sep, 2021
Threats to crop wild relatives compromising food security and livelihoods
Marseille, France, 6 September 2021 (IUCN) – Over 70 wild relatives of some of the world’s most important crops are threatened with extinction, according to a new IUCN co-authored study launched today at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille. These plants, native to Mexico, Guatemala…
Press release | 04 Sep, 2021
Tuna species recovering despite growing pressures on marine life - IUCN Red List
Marseille, France, 4 September 2021 (IUCN) – Four commercially-fished tuna species are on the path to recovery thanks to the enforcement of regional fishing quotas over the last decade, according to today’s update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ released at the IUCN World…
Story | 02 Sep, 2021
CEESP highlighted events at the IUCN Congress, Sep 3 - 9, 2021
CEESP News, Sep 2: by Iben Munck, CEESP Executive Officer
Below, as well as linked to on the right side of this page, you will find several schedules of both online and in-person events that relate to the work of IUCN CEESP, IUCN's Global Programme on Governance and Rights. These events …
Story | 01 Sep, 2021
CEESP News: by Neil Dawson, Chair of the CEESP Theme on Human Wellbeing and Sustainable Livelihoods
A new study led by members of CEESP's Theme on Human Wellbeing and Sustainable Livelihoods provides yet more evidence that conservation led by Indigenous Peoples and local communities,…